The airport in Enugu was just as chaotic as the one in Lagos. Our group had a single ticket for all of us, so we stood quietly to the side, waiting to be attended to and observing the scene. Several staff members were bustling around the check-in counter simultaneously. They darted back and forth from
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Cross River We took a daytrip from Enugu to the Ibite Awhum Waterfall, or simply Awhum. “Just another waterfall,” I thought, “nothing impressive, especially since we had already seen the waterfall on the border with Cameroon. I was sorely mistaken; Awhum turned out to be a natural wonder. We left the bus at the entrance
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Ikom The hotel air conditioning cut out in all rooms at 4 a.m. A humid, stifling heat was still drifting in from outside. There was no point in opening the window, and I didn’t want to let malaria-carrying mosquitoes in, either. I managed to drift back to sleep somehow. Breakfast at the Comfort Inn turned
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Enugu We spent almost the entire day on the bus. First, we had a long drive from Enugu to the Agbokim Waterfalls in the state of Cross River, and then on to our overnight stop in the town of Ikom. Just as we were nearing the waterfalls, our driver veered too far to the right
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Lagos (continued) After meeting with the president, the group went to see one of Nigeria’s most famous landmarks, Olumo Rock. It is a natural formation rising 137 meters above sea level located in the heart of Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State. Olumo served as a fortress during inter-tribal wars and is also considered a
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Lagos, Day 1 Africa abounds with talented painters and sculptors. I had previously brought home small artworks that fit into my modest-sized backpack. However, what I saw in Nigeria surpassed everything I had encountered before in terms of the vibrancy of colors and the diversity of subjects. I couldn’t resist and bought a painting at
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“… I fell I go to some distant region of the world to be reminded of who I really am. There is no mystery about why this should be so. Stripped of your ordinary surroundings, your friends, your daily routines, your refrigerator full of our food, your closet full of your clothes – with all
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This was my second time in Panama, though this visit wasn’t by choice. It was the only way to change my ticket from Caracas to the US without paying an extra fee. I chose the Nomada Republic hotel in the city center for its convenient location. Each container was divided into two rooms, with the
El Salvador The bloody 12-year civil war between the government and the guerrilla movement in El Salvador ended in 1993. Tens of thousands of people died, and many Salvadorans fled the country. I worked with one such refugee in Australia in the 1990s. As soon as the war was over, he began making plans to
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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago I took a regular bus from the airport into town; it’s much cheaper and more fun than a taxi. I walked the rest of the way to the hotel. I travel light, with a small backpack, but the heat slowed me down. Booking.com suggested Villa Florencia as a reasonably
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